In March 2004, nearly 8 million (52%) Australians aged 18 years and over reported that they had visited a World Heritage Area, National or State Park in the 12 months prior to the survey. This proportion is slightly lower than that previously reported in 1998 and 2001 (54%) and significantly less than in 1992 when almost two in three Australians (63%) had visited any one of these areas in the 12 months prior to the survey.

People who made a trip to these areas were most likely to be between the ages of 25 and 44 or those belonging to a household comprising a couple with dependent children (61%). Those least likely to visit a World Heritage Area or a park were persons aged 65 years and over (30%) and those belonging to a single person household (44%).

As with the 1998 and 2001 surveys, the reason most often cited for not visiting a World Heritage Area, National or State Park was lack of time (36%), followed by age or health conditions (17%), and a lack of interest (12%), while a significant proportion of Australians offered no reason for not visiting such a park (16%).

Unless otherwise noted, content on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia Licence together with any terms, conditions and exclusions as set out in the website Copyright notice. For permission to do anything beyond the scope of this licence and copyright terms contact us.